GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |